Steady rain Monday left high water on some roads and caused minor flooding in parts of Louisville.

It also made morning commutes tough for some drivers.

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Some drivers learned a valuable lesson -- be very cautious of standing water.

"This morning was the highest I've probably ever seen it," said Louisville resident Phillip Holbrook. "I thought I could make it across, but the water was actually higher than I thought it was."

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By the time he drove into standing water, Holbrook realized he couldn't get out.

"It was actually up into my door when they opened the door to let me out this morning," he said.

Holbrook was heading to work just after 5 a.m. Tuesday when a downed tree had him detour down Old Cannons Lane. But like a number of roads across the area, Old Cannons was flooded and Holbrook got stuck.

"Currently, I could see underneath the car -- this morning, there was no way you could see underneath the vehicle," he said.

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Once area rivers and streams take in all the water they can, that water has got to go somewhere. It's usually over top of nearby roads, making driving conditions very unsafe.

"It's rained for 3½ hours. Just blinding rain," said Jerry Wisner, who was heading home to Michigan.

A stop for breakfast in Louisville on Tuesday took him right past Minor Lane off the Outer Loop, where another car sat smack-dab in the middle of the water.

"I thought he ran off the road, but then I saw he was right in the road," Wisner said.

"If you see any kind of water in the roadway at all don't even chance it," Holbrook said. "If you can, find another route if at all possible."

Road Closings:

KY 480 (Cedar Grove Road) in Bullitt County at mile point 10 near Woodsdale Road

KY 362 (Ash Avenue) in Oldham County between mile points 2 and 3 near the Oldham/Shelby County line